Cornerstones Community Partners Returns to Saguache for Adobe Wall Building

On August 2-3, 2023 Cornerstones Community Partners returned to Saguache for a second session of the Saguache Adobe Workshop, in partnership with the Town of Saguache Historic Preservation Commission and HEART of Saguache. Participants built a short wall at the front of Floyd Smith Kids Park in Downtown Saguache and performed a repair of a wall at the Saguache Community Building. Despite summer rains, the building projects were a great success. Thank you to Dr.Lindsey Flewelling, Saguache’s Certified Local Government Preservation Planner at History Colorado for helping the Town of Saguache organize and fund the Saguache Adobe Workshop. Thank you to the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior for History Colorado, and to the Saguache County Commissioners for funding through a CLG Grant and a Saguache County Sales Tax Grant. Thank you to Patrick Cale and Lukas Lucero for pouring the wall foundation. Thank you to Kenny Lovato for consultation. Thank you to Riley Heater, Neil Fenton, and Bill Hazard for helping move the adobes to the worksite. Thank you to the all workshop participants for your help in bringing this new community feature into being. Thank you to the Casa Milagro Acting Troupe from the American Indian Academy for joining the project. Thank you to the Saguache Town Administration and the Board of Trustees for supporting the program needs. Thank you to Saguache Town Market and The Village Pub for lunches. Thank you to Michael Pacheco for documentation - we look forward to sharing instructional videos with the community soon.

Somos Agua in Saguache

In July HEART of Saguache partnered with The Range and Sisters of Colorado United for Education for an exhibition of Somos Agua, with a closing ceremony on Saturday July 29. Thank you to all the participants and visitors for this special opportunity to celebrate the work of so many collaborating to honor Water Protectors. We look forward to seeing the next phases of the project!

Virginia Sanchez Presentation in Saguache

On Sunday July 30, 2023 HEART of Saguache hosted a presentation by Virginia Sanchez at the Saguache County Museum, with the support of a Saguache County Sales Tax Grant. Sanchez talked about Pleas and Petitions, her book on the representation of Southern Colorado during the Territorial Period. Many thanks to the Saguache County Museum for the venue to discuss this history - and thank you to Virginia for her donation of Pleas and Petitions to the Saguache Public Library.